A short-cut method for assessing absorbents for post-combustion carbon dioxide capture |
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Authors: | Ralf Notz Inga Tönnies Hari Prasad Mangalapally Sebastian Hoch Hans Hasse |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA;2. DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1552 University Avenue, WI 53726, USA |
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Abstract: | A short-cut method for the estimation of the minimum regeneration energy and optimum solvent flow rate in post-combustion carbon dioxide capture by absorption is presented. It is developed for comparing solvents of which only little thermo-physical data is known. The closed absorber–desorber cycle is described by an equilibrium stage model (modified Kremser equation with discretized equilibrium curves). The method can be implemented in any mathematical toolbox or as stand-alone solution. The only required input is the solubility data at absorber and desorber conditions, the heat of absorption and heat capacities. The caloric data may be estimated. The method was applied to monoethanolamine (MEA) and two solvents from the EU-project CASTOR. Comparisons with experimental results from pilot-plant studies with MEA show that the method, despite its simplicity, gives reasonable results. The method should also be useful in other applications where absorbents, of which only little data is available, need to be screened. |
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